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The men in the sack
Spain🏛️ PoliticsProgressive10 hr. ago

The men in the sack

The article reflects on the author's evolving perception of judges and the justice system in Spain. As a child, the author feared the law and viewed judges as harsh enforcers, but this changed after reading literature that portrayed judges as complex individuals struggling with moral dilemmas. However, during university, the author became disillusioned with the judiciary, citing inefficiencies such as experts merely copying police reports and judges accepting them without scrutiny. The author criticizes the intellectual poverty of the judicial process and expresses disappointment with the politicization of the Spanish justice system. Recently, however, the fight against corruption has restored some prestige to the judiciary. The author disagrees with the government's stance and aligns with public opinion, which, according to a survey by 'El País,' views institutions like the State Prosecutor’s Office, Constitutional Court, and the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) as politically biased. The author calls on governments to remove their influence from the judiciary to restore its integrity.

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The men in the sack

The article reflects on the author's evolving perception of judges and the justice system in Spain. As a child, the author feared the law and viewed judges as harsh enforcers, but this changed after reading literature that portrayed judges as complex individuals struggling with moral dilemmas. However, during university, the author became disillusioned with the judiciary, citing inefficiencies such as experts merely copying police reports and judges accepting them without scrutiny. The author criticizes the intellectual poverty of the judicial process and expresses disappointment with the politicization of the Spanish justice system. Recently, however, the fight against corruption has restored some prestige to the judiciary. The author disagrees with the government's stance and aligns with public opinion, which, according to a survey by 'El País,' views institutions like the State Prosecutor’s Office, Constitutional Court, and the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) as politically biased. The author calls on governments to remove their influence from the judiciary to restore its integrity.

Bias read (Progressive): The article critiques the politicization of the Spanish judiciary and aligns with public sentiment expressed in a survey by 'El País' that views certain judicial institutions as politically biased. It calls for removing political influence from the judiciary, indicating a left-leaning perspective on

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